“Anglo Irish ramped up its U.S. lending and has a book of loans that would be very appealing to real estate opportunity funds,” said Ben Thypin, an analyst at Real Capital Analytics Inc. in New York. “Big real estate players have tried to pursue purchasing Anglo’s assets but have been tripped up by uncertainty around who is actually in control: the bank or NAMA.”

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